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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dethatch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-thatch
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + thatch.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dethatches (present, singular) dethatching (participle, present) dethatched (participle, past) dethatched (past)

Derived Forms

dethatcher

Questions

What does dethatch mean?
To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass.
Where does dethatch come from?
From de- + thatch.

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